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Dance thoughts: Day 3

The last time the Big East failed to advance a team to the Sweet 16 was 1993, when the league got just three bids and champion Seton Hall was bounced by Western Kentucky. A lot of weight rests on Creighton’s shoulders Sunday. The Big East doesn’t need a four-day public autopsy.

Villanova went 28-3 during the regular season and 1-2 in the postseason. Can’t think of a Top 10 team that nosedived harder when it counted.

Half of the East Regional at MSG is set. Blue bloods so far in Michigan State and Connecticut. Tom Izzo holding court with the northeast media throng—should be fun. The secondary ticket market just skyrocketed with UConn’s advancement. Virginia-Memphis and North Carolina-Iowa State fill it out today.

The incessant clock reviews in the last 30 seconds of these games are annoying for viewers and must be agonizing for players.

Since when did Sunday afternoon become a bad time to watch sports? Just two of the eight games tip before 5:15. The NCAA isn’t doing anyone (including student-athletes) any favors by starting Virginia-Memphis in Raleigh at 8:40 p.m.

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Jerry Carino has covered sports for the Gannett New Jersey newspapers since 1996 and has been on the college basketball beat since 2003. A native of Old Bridge, he also teaches journalism at Kean University.Email Jerry.